Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga
Tonga: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 500 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
500 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 185 countries
All-time high
500 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
500 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 500 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga peaked at 500 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 500 hectares, in 1990.
That places Tonga 170th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 500 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 500 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 0% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Cook Islands 1,190 hectares compare
- 168 French Guiana 800 hectares compare
- 169 Mayotte 740 hectares compare
- 170 Guadeloupe 500 hectares compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 hectares compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 370 hectares compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tonga was 500 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 500 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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